File MA 2/8 - Llythyrau D. Parry-Jones

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MA 2/8

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Llythyrau D. Parry-Jones

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  • 1962-1981 (Creation)

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The Rev. Canon Daniel Parry-Jones (1891-1981), of Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, was an author and recorder of country tradition. He received his education at St. David's College, Lampeter. In 1914, he was ordained as a priest at Pontypridd, Glamorgan. He served as a parish priest in other parts of Glamorgan and Breconshire, before being appointed Rural Dean of Crickhowell in 1957 and Honorary Canon of Brecon Cathedral in 1959. Canon Parry-Jones nurtured a keen interest in Welsh rural society and customs, dialects, legends and folk-lore and published six books, namely Welsh Country Upbringing (1948), Welsh Country Characters (1952), Welsh Legends and Fairy Lore (1953), My Own Folk (1972), A Welsh Country Parson (1975), and Welsh Children's Games and Pastimes (1964). He also published many articles in periodicals such as Gwerin, Province, Impact and Y Llan.

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Twenty-five letters and cards, 1962-1981, to Mari Ellis from the Rev. Canon D[aniel] Parry-Jones, Newport.

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  • Welsh

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Welsh.

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  • Box: T. I. Ellis and Mari Ellis papers MA 2/8 (Box 83)